imported_91SiRacer

My cousin is looking for a body kit for his 97 Cavalier and was looking to buy it off ebay but what he wants to know is about the border taxes.He wants to find out if it will be cheaper to buy a body kit off ebay or if he should buy it from a local dealer.So my question is have anybody bought a body kit off ebay and how much where the border taxes.

elistian

the tax's vary depending on the price of the kit.... at least thats what i always thought... all i know is everytime ive got something off ebay it cost me an arm an a leg for the tax's when it came to my door... i pay'd like $60-$70 at the door when i ordered my two 15" subs...

imported_phuviano

I've bought many things off ebay from the US. I've never bought a body though. Its all the same crap though. It goes by the actual value of the item.

The more the item is, the more taxes you'll pay. Believe it or not, method of shipping is a major factor in that as well.

UPS charges some BS brokerage fees, but I've never paid this brokerage fee from Fedex or Canada Post.

So just be warned that if the shipper uses UPS, your cousin will have to pay taxes and the ridiculous brokerage fee.


btw, I hate UPS....

SteveZ

out of curiousity, which kit? cause i know of a couple places you can get one for cheap.

elistian

yea i went threw UPS and it cost me an arm and a leg....

by the way check out automotive warehouse in niagra.... they usally have sales on... i saw one awhile ago where they threw in a "free" carbon fibre hood... so check them out... just google the name to get there found number or check out there website...

imported_Bruce Fee

you have to use USPS worldwide or whatever.. the brokerage fees will be included.. don't quote me though.

ask for the person to mark it as "used" and drop the value down by half or more.

Middlemiss

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UPS always takes it to use canadians in the rear..

And the gift option doesnt work..

Younes Si

the brokeage fees will not always be included, i bought many different things on ebay/online stores and some of them were included and some of them you would have to pay or you wouldn't get your product at the front door

just e-mail whoever it is your buying anything from and he should be able to tell you, but most of them say that they have nothing to do with it....that's usually the common answer

BBProductions

yes the united states postal service (usps), fedex, and canada post include brokrage fees within their shipping charges
ups doesn't include brokrage fees thats why @ first they may be cheaper untill they get to your door and ask for your money
just make sure when you order online and from ebay - get the seller to mark as gift when they can (larger items may be hard to do this) and also get them to lower th estimated value of the item in their paperwork - if duty fees need to be paid this would lower the amount you have too

97SiR

I bought my body kit from E-bay a few years back and I did have to pay taxes. Can't remember the exact amount I paid, but it wasn't cheap. It was something like 70-80 bucks, but the kit still came to be cheaper than if I were to buy it from a local shop.

Unless you know someone locally who can make you an offer you can't refuse , I'd always go for E-bay. Depending on where you get the kit from (and if the seller agrees) you can have the person shipping it declare that it's worth less than what it is, in which case you'd pay less tax.

imported_91SiRacer

Thanks a lot guys.